There can be a misconception that getting aged care is a quick process,but the reality is far longer.
Your children will receive an inheritance one day – it will be much more useful and impactful now than in 20-odd years.
The biggest mistake that adult children can make is thinking that the subject of their ageing parents downsizing and decluttering is a one-sided conversation.
The more I knew,the more I wanted to be a part of prevention rather than treatment,to prepare rather than repair.
One retirement village company has come up with a solution for residents who stay longer than the average nine years:just keep charging them.
I long ago made it very clear to my adult children that while being a grandmother is something I might enjoy,I would not be participating in exhausting hours of tending to toddlers.
A $5 million media campaign aims to raise awareness of and eliminate elder abuse,which affects about one in six older people in Australia.
The nation was horrified by the state of the aged care sector before the royal commission. We can never be complacent about the quality of care.
Almost 100 aged care facilities have COVID-19 vaccination rates below 10 per cent,as the sector faces 161 more active outbreaks than this time last winter.
Federal health authorities have put aged care providers on notice after COVID-19 cases hit an 18-month high in Australian facilities.
Dr Nick Carr said Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying laws need to be brought into line with other states,which allow doctors to raise the issue.